Apparatus for holding and dispensing air-tight canned goods, &amp;c.



No. 890,048. PATENTED JUNE 9.l 1908.

' J.' M. lGROCE.

Prummel FILED JULY 29.1907.

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Np. 890,048. PATBN-TEDJUNE 9, 1008.

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APPARATUS FOR HOLDING A ND DISPENSING AIR TIGHT (BANNED GQODS, 6:0.'

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To all whom it mag/concern: Be it known that I, JAooB M. Gnoon, a citizen of the United Stat'es,'residin`g at Parkers.-

burg, ingthe county of Wood 'and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ap aratus for Hold- ,ingr-nd Dls ensing Air-Tig t Canned Goods, Sac.; and l o hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon which formV a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in apparatus for storing and dispensing ,canned goods, andthe object in view is to provide a means whereby any form of canned fruits, vegetables or meats may be .held within an airtight receptacle and a su ments of parts which will be hereinafter fu ply thereof withdrawn from the receptac e as may be desired' and, at the same time, prevent t e remaining contents within the receptacle from being exposed to air.-

The invention comprises various details of construction and combinations and arrangedescribed and lthen specifically defined in thi appended claims. y

illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, in"which`:--

Figure l is a perspective view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view through my improved ap aratus, showing a cup or can having threaded connection with the lower ortion of the valve chamber. Fi 3 is a detai ed sectional view through the va ve chamber and valve therein, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view vertically through the appa-' ratus, showing the modified form of cut-off valve which may be substituted for-the form shown in Fig. 1 vofthe drawings. Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Reference now being had" to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates areceptacle or can adapted to contain canned or preserved goods and is made of any suitable material, such as heavy tin, glass, granite, iron, aluminum or any non-corrosive material, and preferably reinforced by ribs in orf der to protect and make the apparatus more. durable, if made of tin.

B is aplunger or follower mounte within said receptacle and is suitably packe in or# der to form an airtight joint. B is 'a stem- Specification of Letters Patenti f Application filed July 29, 1907. Serial No. 3i86,033.

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fixed to said plunger or follower and passes through an openin y in the lid C, whiclrfits overt e top of said receptacle, and designates a handle fastened to the end of saidt Said receptacle is provided preferably with suitable reinforcing ribs D about'the-l stem.

circumference thereof and vhas sockets' E adapted to receive the legs E', whereby* the rece tacle may be suitably supported.'

' Tie lower end of the receptacle' *hasv an exit opening F, the circumferential wall of which 4is integral with the cylindrical casing H, which latter contains a'cylindrical valve I having a diametrically disposed hole I therein, which is preferably of a diameter equal to the diameter of the exi-t opening in said receptacle. Said cylindrical valve is mounted so as to be praeticall airtight lWithin its casin and basa stem f T thereto, which extends t rough a lid or ca O fitted over the end of said casing and a handle O' is fixed to the end ofsaid stem, whereby the valve m'ay be yconveniently rotated in order to bring the opening therein in registration with .ppenings Q and Q formed respectively in the upper and lower portions of the casing. About the'lower opening of said casing is a band or collar R, which is threaded about its circumference and adapted to receive a threaded cup or can T into which the canned goods from the receptacle above are forced when the follower is depressed. After.

a sufficient supply of canned goods has been forced down into the cup or can, the cylindrical valve may be rotai'edin order to bring the remaining goods therein out of registra- -tion' with vthe openings in the upper and lower portion of the casing, thereby cutting off the supply and preventing air from coms sy ing into contact'l with vthe canned or preserved goods within said rece tacle.

- In Fig, 4. ofthe drawings, slight modification of the invention in which, instead of the cylindrical casing and valveofsimilar form, a slide valve designated by letter Lis provided, which is mountedin a suitable casing L and 'has openings L2 therein and about the marginal edges of said openingsv are threaded bands or collars J and J',

have shown a ico the former "'f which is adaptedI to fit the ythreads about the exit opening in the bot# tom of the receptacle, while the threaded band J' is adapted to receive a cup or can of glass or having a glass panel, if said can is lic substance in order to-4 .made of any nieta show `when fafsluflicient.` quantity v1s .down in 'derstood that the valverwor the cup or can, to belled with the canned or preserved goods. Said valve is provided wit a suitable stem and a handle P whereby the slidemay be moved backward and forward tov allow the' canned goods to pass into the cup or to cut o if the suppl it being unpractically airti ht within its mountings.l

Wlile I` have shown twoforls of eut-off mechanism, it will be understood that I do 'not limit myself to any particulardetailed oostruction of valve ap Stratus, as any form may be utilized wlnc may be found seems therein, a stem to said plunger extending through the lid of said receptacle, a casing having threaded connection with the bottom of the receptacle and about an exit opening therein, a rotatable cut-oil valve mount'- ed within said casing and provided with a Adiametrieally disposed opening, a stem to said valve for rotating the latter, a handle u on said valve stem, a cap fitted to the en of said casing and through Whichsaid valve stem passes, a ,threaded band u on said casing, and a-eu having threade with said ban as set forth.

In testimony whereof `I hereunto aHiX my signature inthe presence of- `two witnesses.

JACOB M. GRooE.-

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CHAsYH. SEB-ERT, JAMES W. GamaNLE.l

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